diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/list-picker/list-picker-common.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/list-picker/list-picker-common.ts
index 2231d3e98..f6e4b1c77 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/list-picker/list-picker-common.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/list-picker/list-picker-common.ts
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ export const itemsProperty = new Property<ListPickerBase, any[] | ItemsSource>({
     name: "items", valueChanged: (target, oldValue, newValue) => {
         let getItem = newValue && (<ItemsSource>newValue).getItem;
         target.isItemsSource = typeof getItem === "function";
-        selectedIndexProperty.coerce(target);
     }
 });
 itemsProperty.register(ListPickerBase);
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/list-picker/list-picker.android.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/list-picker/list-picker.android.ts
index ccbbd2c4c..fe0349f8e 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/list-picker/list-picker.android.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/list-picker/list-picker.android.ts
@@ -137,6 +137,9 @@ export class ListPicker extends ListPickerBase {
         let maxValue = value && value.length > 0 ? value.length - 1 : 0;
         this.android.setMaxValue(maxValue);
         this._fixNumberPickerRendering();
+
+        // Coerce selected index after we have set items to native view.
+        selectedIndexProperty.coerce(this);
     }
 
     get [colorProperty.native](): { wheelColor: number, textColor: number } {
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/list-picker/list-picker.ios.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/list-picker/list-picker.ios.ts
index fa37343ec..cfe5a132f 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/list-picker/list-picker.ios.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/list-picker/list-picker.ios.ts
@@ -46,6 +46,9 @@ export class ListPicker extends ListPickerBase {
     }
     set [itemsProperty.native](value: any[] | ItemsSource) {
         this.ios.reloadAllComponents();
+
+        // Coerce selected index after we have set items to native view.
+        selectedIndexProperty.coerce(this);
     }
 
     get [backgroundColorProperty.native](): UIColor {